National Incubation Center Islamabad has introduced its Advisory Committee, a group of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and experts who bring decades of experience across diverse sectors. The committee has 14 members: Sayyed Ahmad Masud, Murtaza Zaidi, Aly Fahd, Amer Hashmi, Amir Khan, Dr. Henna Karamat Durrani, Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram, Faisal Aftab, Fasieh Mehta, Khowla Shoaib, Mohammad Anwar Khan, Shafique Ur Rehman, Zeeshan Aftab and Zibber Mohiuddin. The announcement frames the move around the idea that the next chapter of innovation calls for experience, perspective and leadership, and it places the committee at the center of how the incubation center plans to guide its work in the period ahead.
The members represent fields including technology, venture capital, entrepreneurship, healthcare, financial services, education, digital transformation and global business. According to the announcement, their perspectives have been shaped by building companies, leading institutions, driving innovation and working through changing markets. That breadth matters for an incubation center whose startups come from many different industries, because a founder building a health technology product has different needs from one building financial software or an education platform. A committee with experience across these areas can offer advice that fits each of those situations rather than relying on a single point of view.
National Incubation Center Islamabad describes its work as going beyond incubation. The aim is to create an environment where startups can access the right expertise, industry connections and opportunities to move from early growth to sustainable businesses. The Advisory Committee is expected to contribute to that mission by shaping the center’s strategic direction, aligning its initiatives with industry needs and deepening its engagement with the wider business and innovation community. In practice, this means that the center will have a group of experienced people to consult when it designs programs, chooses focus areas and decides how to connect founders with customers, investors and mentors.
The center said the committee’s experience will contribute to how it continues to support founders, build meaningful industry relationships and create an ecosystem in which promising startups have stronger pathways to grow, compete and scale. The announcement was issued with the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Tech Destination Pakistan and Ignite National Technology Fund, and it closed with a call for stronger industry connections, informed direction and a more connected future for Pakistan’s startup ecosystem. As the committee begins its work, startups at the center can expect closer links with senior figures from industry and investment, and the wider ecosystem will be watching how that advice shapes the center’s programs in the months ahead.
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